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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (German: Die Bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant) is a 1972 West German New Wave psychological romantic drama film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play.
Oct 5, 1972 · A 1972 German drama film by Rainer Werner Fassbinder about a lesbian affair between a fashion designer and a young model. The film features a mostly female cast, a long take style, and a bleak tone.
Aug 12, 2022 · A film adaptation of Fassbinder's play about a fashion designer's obsessive love for a young woman. Watch the unforgettable, unforgiving melodrama with an all-female cast and staging inspired by Douglas Sirk.
Bitter Tears rides the waves of passion, diving headfirst into a beautifully self-absorbed and volatile fashion designer, Carstensen's titular Petra von Kant; the script draws you in with...
A 1972 German melodrama by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, based on his own play, about a fashion designer's obsessive love for a young actress. The film features an all-female cast, a Sirkian style, and a new 4K restoration.
Jan 13, 2015 · The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972) begins with two house cats on a staircase, their small motions of eating and grooming intermittently visible under the credits. The shot tacitly references Cukor's opening gambit, anticipating a story where elegant surfaces hide tooth-and-claw instincts.
Mar 6, 2015 · Based on a Fassbinder play inspired by his obsession with a young member of his stock company, “Petra von Kant” (out from Criterion on Blu-ray and DVD) is a chamber drama with a six-member...
